Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1030346AbXBZRXN (ORCPT ); Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:23:13 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1030354AbXBZRXM (ORCPT ); Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:23:12 -0500 Received: from smtp01.cdmon.com ([86.109.99.230]:62051 "EHLO smtp01.cdmon.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1030346AbXBZRXL (ORCPT ); Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:23:11 -0500 Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:04:41 +0100 From: DervishD To: James Simmons Cc: Linux-kernel , Linux Fbdev development list Subject: Re: tdfx framebuffer garbles display in 2.6.19.5 Message-ID: <20070226170441.GA13496@DervishD> Mail-Followup-To: James Simmons , Linux-kernel , Linux Fbdev development list References: <20070226144744.GA3615@DervishD> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Organization: DervishD Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1256 Lines: 30 Hi James :) * James Simmons dixit: > > From time to time, the tdfxfb driver from 2.6.19.5 (sorry, I cannot > > test in 2.6.20.x because it doesn't compile, the infamous BDF negative > > offset problem) garbles the display, leaving only a lot of thin lines, > > just like sync was lost. The display can be repaired by switching to > > another console, but this is annoying. This happens with a Voodoo 3 > > 3000, using 800x600x8@100 mode. > > > > Anyone has this problem? Can it be solved changing anything? > > Does not compile? Can you post the compile error. For my setup it does > compile. I think I didn't explain it well: the tdfxfb driver compiles, but the *kernel* doesn't. At link time the linker warns about a negative offset being used and building stops. The driver itself builds perfectly as far as I can tell. Ra?l N??ez de Arenas Coronado -- Linux Registered User 88736 | http://www.dervishd.net It's my PC and I'll cry if I want to... RAmen! - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/